Early Governors' Papers

Knoxville 7 April 1804

Sir

Permit me to trouble you with an address which I beg you to forward ^directly to the inhabit people said to be ^settled and intruding upon the Indian lands. I am officially informed by the Agent of the War department that there is a considerable number of those persons settled on those lands, and I also understand that the regular troops ^is about are shortly to be empoyed for their removal I ^therefore deem it expedient to fore warn them give them information of the dangers they may be exposed themselves to, should they be found trespassing as has been to me represented

I have the honor &c

J. Sevier

Col.^o Hugh Montgomery Anderson County -}

copyCol.^o H. Montgomery

4 April 1804